Hardin v. A. D. Swann Trucking Co.

HEDRICK, Judge.

The one question presented on this appeal is whether the Commission erred in making the following finding:

“Plaintiff’s injury by accident on January 3, 1972 did not materially aggravate or accelerate a preexisting disease or infirmity and did not proximately contribute to the loss of plaintiff’s foot.”

Causation between the accident and the subsequent disability is an issue of fact to be determined by the Commission from competent evidence. Anderson v. Construction Co., 265 N.C. 431, 144 S.E. 2d 272 (1965). See also, Manuel v. Cone Mills Corp., 242 N.C. 309, 87 S.E. 2d 558…